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Kathy Bates (1948-) is an Oscar® winning American actress. Bates’ performance in the 1990 horror film Misery, marked her Hollywood breakthrough. She won a Best Actress Oscar® for her role in Misery. Her IMDb page shows over 125 acting credits since 1970. This page will rank Kathy Bates movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, movies that were not released in North American theaters were not included in the rankings. To do well in our overall rankings a movie has to do well at the box office, get good reviews by critics, be liked by audiences and get some award recognition.
Kathy Bates Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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| 1997 | Titanic (1997) AA Best Picture Win |
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| 1990 | Misery (1990) AA Best Actress Win |
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| 2009 | The Blind Side (2009) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1991 | Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) | |
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| 1990 | Dick Tracy (1990) | |
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| 2002 | About Schmidt (2002) AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
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| 2011 | Midnight in Paris (2011) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 2006 | Charlotte's Web (2006) | |
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| 2007 | Bee Movie (2007) | |
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| 1998 | A Civil Action (1998) |  |
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| 1998 | The Waterboy (1998) | |
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| 1998 | Primary Colors (1998) AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
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| 2001 | Rat Race (2001) | |
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| 2006 | Failure to Launch (2006) | |
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| 1978 | Straight Time (1978) | |
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| 2007 | The Golden Compass (2007) | |
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| 1995 | Dolores Claiborne (1995) |  |
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| 2023 | Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret (2023) | |
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| 1986 | The Morning After (1986) | |
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| 2019 | Richard Jewell (2019) AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
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| 2008 | Revolutionary Road (2008) | |
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| 2010 | Valentine's Day (2010) | |
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| 2007 | P.S. I Love You (2007) | |
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| 2008 | The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) | |
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| 1971 | Taking Off (1971) |  |
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| 2007 | Fred Claus (2007) | |
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| 1990 | White Palace (1990) | |
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| 2018 | On The Basis Of Sex (2018) | |
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| 2014 | When Marnie Was There (2014) Voice Only |
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| 2014 | Tammy (2014) | |
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| 1982 | Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982) | |
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| 1992 | Prelude to a Kiss (1992) | |
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| 2008 | The Family That Preys (2008) | |
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| 2016 | The Boss (2016) | |
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| 2023 | The Miracle Club (2023) | |
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| 1993 | A Home of Our Own (1993) | |
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| 1990 | Men Don't Leave (1990) | |
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| 2004 | Around the World in 80 Days (2004) | |
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| 1996 | The Late Shift (1996) HBO Movie |
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| 2019 | The Highwaymen (2019) |  |
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| 1991 | At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991) | |
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| 2009 | Chéri (2009) | |
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| 1996 | Diabolique (1996) | |
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| 2015 | The Great Gilly Hopkins (2015) | |
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| 1997 | Swept from the Sea (1998) | |
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| 1992 | Used People (1992) | |
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| 2002 | Unconditional Love (2002) |  |
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| 1996 | The War at Home (1996) | |
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| 2005 | Rumor Has It... (2005) | |
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| 2014 | Boychoir (2014) | |
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| 2020 | Home (2020) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 2002 | Love Liza (2002) | |
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| 2009 | Personal Effects (2009) | |
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| 1994 | Curse of the Starving Class (1994) | |
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| 1991 | Shadows and Fog (1991) | |
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| 1987 | My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1987) | |
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| 2006 | Bonneville (2006) |  |
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| 2004 | Little Black Book (2004) | |
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| 1995 | Angus (1995) | |
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| 2016 | Bad Santa 2 (2016) |  |
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| 2016 | Complete Unknown (2016) | |
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| 2024 | Summer Camp (2024) | |
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| 1989 | Signs of Life (1989) | |
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| 2018 | The Death & Life of John F. Donovan (2018) | |
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| 2002 | Dragonfly (2002) | |
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| 1983 | Two of a Kind (1983) | |
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| 2001 | American Outlaws (2001) | |
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| 2006 | Relative Strangers (2006) | |
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| 1987 | Summer Heat (1987) | |
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| 1988 | Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988) | |
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| 2011 | You May Not Kiss The Bride (2011) | |
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| 2024 | A Family Affair (2024) | |
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| 2017 | Krystal (2017) |  |
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| 2006 | Guilty Hearts (2006) Video On Demand |
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| 1999 | Unconditional Love (1999) Starz! |
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| 2011 | A Little Bit of Heaven (2011) | |
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| 1989 | High Stakes (1989) | |
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| 1994 | North (1994) | |
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| 2004 | The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004) | |
Kathy Bates Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort Kathy Bates movies by his co-stars
- Sort Kathy Bates movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
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- Sort Kathy Bates movies by how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Kathy Bates movie received.
- Sort Kathy Bates movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
- Worldwide Box Office Numbers Were Not Available For All The Movies
| CreditRank | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Review % | Oscar Nom / Win | S | UMR Score | ||||
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| CreditRank | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review % | Oscar Nom / Win | S | UMR Score |
| 1 | Titanic (1997) AA Best Picture Win |
Leonardo DiCaprio & Kate Winslet |
621.80 | 1,693.3 | 5,523.5 | 1 | 78 | 14 / 11 | 99.8 | |
| 2 | Misery (1990) AA Best Actress Win |
James Caan & Lauren Bacall |
61.30 | 181.1 | 181.1 | 19 | 84 | 01 / 01 | 97.0 | |
| 2 | The Blind Side (2009) AA Best Picture Nom |
Sandra Bullock & Tim McGraw |
256.00 | 426.6 | 515.3 | 8 | 67 | 02 / 01 | 96.1 | |
| 4 | Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) | Jessica Tandy | 82.40 | 244.7 | 354.6 | 11 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 95.9 | |
| 3 | Dick Tracy (1990) | Warren Beatty & Dustin Hoffman |
103.70 | 306.6 | 480.9 | 10 | 62 | 07 / 03 | 95.1 | |
| 7 | About Schmidt (2002) AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
Jack Nicholson | 65.00 | 140.1 | 230.7 | 41 | 85 | 02 / 00 | 93.5 | |
| 6 | Midnight in Paris (2011) AA Best Picture Nom |
Owen Wilson & Rachel McAdams |
56.80 | 89.6 | 256.2 | 59 | 88 | 04 / 01 | 92.3 | |
| 9 | Charlotte's Web (2006) | Julia Roberts & Robert Redford |
83.00 | 157.6 | 275.2 | 26 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 91.0 | |
| 8 | Bee Movie (2007) | Jerry Seinfeld & Renée Zellweger |
126.60 | 230.1 | 522.5 | 20 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 90.2 | |
| 11 | A Civil Action (1998) | John Travolta & Robert Duvall |
56.70 | 151.1 | 151.1 | 37 | 67 | 02 / 00 | 88.9 | |
| 10 | The Waterboy (1998) | Adam Sandler & Dan Patrick |
161.50 | 430.4 | 495.7 | 4 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 85.6 | |
| 12 | Primary Colors (1998) AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
John Travolta & Emma Thompson |
39.00 | 103.9 | 138.8 | 52 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 85.6 | |
| 13 | Rat Race (2001) | Amy Smart & Whoopi Goldberg |
56.60 | 125.3 | 191.6 | 44 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 82.4 | |
| 18 | Failure to Launch (2006) | Matthew McConaughey & Sarah Jessica Parker |
88.70 | 168.5 | 243.9 | 22 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 80.8 | |
| 13 | Straight Time (1978) | Dustin Hoffman | 9.30 | 49.9 | 49.9 | 62 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 80.8 | |
| 18 | The Golden Compass (2007) | Nicole Kidman & Daniel Craig |
70.10 | 127.4 | 676.3 | 39 | 54 | 02 / 01 | 80.5 | |
| 16 | Dolores Claiborne (1995) | Jennifer Jason Leigh & Christopher Plummer |
24.40 | 70.0 | 70.0 | 69 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 79.9 | |
| 18 | Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret (2023) | Rachel McAdams | 20.40 | 22.2 | 23.4 | 72 | 87 | 00 / 00 | 79.9 | |
| 20 | The Morning After (1986) | Jane Fonda & Jeff Bridges |
25.10 | 84.7 | 84.7 | 39 | 64 | 01 / 00 | 76.6 | |
| 20 | Richard Jewell (2019) AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
Sam Rockwell & Directed by Clint Eastwood |
22.30 | 30.5 | 47.8 | 94 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 75.8 | |
| 19 | Revolutionary Road (2008) | Leonardo DiCaprio & Kate Winslet |
22.90 | 39.9 | 131.0 | 112 | 73 | 03 / 00 | 74.4 | |
| 24 | Valentine's Day (2010) | Bradley Cooper & Anne Hathaway |
110.50 | 175.0 | 343.0 | 24 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 74.4 | |
| 23 | P.S. I Love You (2007) | Hilary Swank & Gerard Butler |
53.70 | 97.6 | 284.9 | 47 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 74.4 | |
| 26 | The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) | Keanu Reeves & Jennifer Connelly |
79.40 | 138.2 | 405.8 | 41 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 70.9 | |
| 25 | Taking Off (1971) | Directed by Milos Forman | 2.30 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 110 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 68.3 | |
| 30 | Fred Claus (2007) | Vince Vaughn & Paul Giamatti |
72.00 | 130.8 | 177.8 | 37 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 67.7 | |
| 27 | White Palace (1990) | Susan Sarandon & James Spader |
17.50 | 51.7 | 51.7 | 67 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 65.9 | |
| 25 | On The Basis Of Sex (2018) | Felecity Jones | 24.60 | 33.6 | 52.9 | 95 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 65.6 | |
| 25 | When Marnie Was There (2014) Voice Only |
John C. Reilly & Geena Davis |
0.60 | 0.9 | 54.4 | 193 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 65.5 | |
| 32 | Tammy (2014) | Susan Sarandon & Melissa McCarthy |
84.50 | 129.3 | 153.8 | 42 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 64.2 | |
| 29 | Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982) | Cher & Directed by Robert Altman |
0.80 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 138 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 62.5 | |
| 32 | Prelude to a Kiss (1992) | Meg Ryan & Alec Baldwin |
20.00 | 60.3 | 68.4 | 66 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 61.5 | |
| 35 | The Family That Preys (2008) | Alfre Woodard | 37.10 | 64.6 | 64.6 | 78 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 59.3 | |
| 34 | The Boss (2016) | Melissa McCarthy & Peter Dinklage |
63.30 | 91.5 | 113.9 | 51 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 58.3 | |
| 35 | The Miracle Club (2023) | Maggie Smith | 0.70 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 163 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 54.8 | |
| 34 | A Home of Our Own (1993) | Edward Furlong & Clarissa Lassig |
1.70 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 172 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 54.6 | |
| 34 | Men Don't Leave (1990) | Jessica Lange | 6.10 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 110 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 54.6 | |
| 40 | Around the World in 80 Days (2004) | Jackie Chan & Steve Coogan |
24.00 | 48.3 | 144.9 | 96 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 53.9 | |
| 40 | The Late Shift (1996) HBO Movie |
Treat Williams | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 294 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 50.3 | |
| 39 | The Highwaymen (2019) | Kevin Costner & Woody Harrelson |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 353 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 49.6 | |
| 41 | At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991) | Tom Berenger & John Lithgow |
1.30 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 157 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 48.3 | |
| 41 | Chéri (2009) | Michelle Pfeiffer & Rupert Friend |
2.70 | 4.5 | 15.6 | 172 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 46.5 | |
| 44 | Diabolique (1996) | Sharon Stone & Isabelle Adjani |
17.10 | 48.4 | 48.4 | 93 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 46.5 | |
| 43 | The Great Gilly Hopkins (2015) | Glenn Close & Octavia Spencer |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 358 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 43.7 | |
| 44 | Swept from the Sea (1998) | Rachel Weisz | 0.40 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 214 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 42.4 | |
| 46 | Used People (1992) | Shirley MacLaine | 18.00 | 54.1 | 54.1 | 69 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 42.2 | |
| 46 | Unconditional Love (2002) | Dan Aykroyd | 0.10 | 0.1 | 9.0 | 326 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 40.0 | |
| 45 | The War at Home (1996) | Emilio Estevez | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 283 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 39.9 | |
| 53 | Rumor Has It... (2005) | Kevin Costner & Jennifer Aniston |
43.00 | 84.0 | 173.7 | 70 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 38.9 | |
| 48 | Boychoir (2014) | Dustin Hoffman | 0.40 | 0.6 | 5.7 | 199 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 37.9 | |
| 50 | Home (2020) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Lil Rel Howery | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 135 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 36.8 | |
| 49 | Love Liza (2002) | Philip Seymour Hoffman & Annie Morgan |
0.20 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 247 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 36.7 | |
| 51 | Personal Effects (2009) | Michelle Pfeiffer & Ashton Kutcher |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 370 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 36.1 | |
| 52 | Curse of the Starving Class (1994) | James Woods | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 244 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.4 | |
| 53 | Shadows and Fog (1991) | John Malkovich & Directed by Woody Allen |
2.70 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 141 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 33.9 | |
| 55 | My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1987) | Robert Sean Leonard & Evan Mirand |
0.20 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 230 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.2 | |
| 56 | Bonneville (2006) | Jessica Lange | 0.50 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 248 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 29.2 | |
| 58 | Little Black Book (2004) | Brittany Murphy & Holly Hunter |
20.70 | 41.7 | 44.4 | 104 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 29.0 | |
| 58 | Angus (1995) | Charlie Talbert & George C. Scott |
4.80 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 144 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 24.8 | |
| 63 | Bad Santa 2 (2016) | Billy Bob Thornton & Tony Cox |
17.80 | 25.7 | 33.7 | 117 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 18.7 | |
| 60 | Complete Unknown (2016) | Michael Shannon & Rachel Weisz |
0.20 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 233 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.5 | |
| 62 | Summer Camp (2024) | Diane Keaton | 2.40 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 133 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 18.1 | |
| 61 | Signs of Life (1989) | Vincent D'Onofrio | 0.10 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 204 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 17.6 | |
| 62 | The Death & Life of John F. Donovan (2018) | Natalie Portman & Susan Sarandon |
0.10 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 431 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 16.4 | |
| 65 | Dragonfly (2002) | Kevin Costner | 30.30 | 65.4 | 112.8 | 87 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 15.6 | |
| 71 | Two of a Kind (1983) | John Travolta & Scatman Crothers |
23.60 | 93.8 | 93.8 | 29 | 22 | 00 / 00 | 14.3 | |
| 66 | American Outlaws (2001) | Colin Farrell & Scott Caan |
13.30 | 29.5 | 30.3 | 121 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 14.2 | |
| 64 | Relative Strangers (2006) | Danny DeVito | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 387 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 13.6 | |
| 68 | Summer Heat (1987) | Lori Singer & Anthony Edwards |
0.40 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 206 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 12.9 | |
| 70 | Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988) | Dudley Moore & Liza Minnelli |
14.70 | 44.7 | 44.7 | 65 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 12.3 | |
| 71 | You May Not Kiss The Bride (2011) | Dave Annable | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 286 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 10.5 | |
| 70 | A Family Affair (2024) | Nicole Kidman | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 250 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 10.2 | |
| 72 | Krystal (2017) | Rosario Dawson | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 415 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.8 | |
| 74 | Guilty Hearts (2006) Video On Demand |
Gerard Butler & Anna Faris |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 451 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 5.2 | |
| 74 | Unconditional Love (1999) Starz! |
Julie Andrews & Kathy Bates |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 302 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 4.8 | |
| 75 | A Little Bit of Heaven (2011) | Kate Hudson & Gael García Bernal |
0.00 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 376 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 3.7 | |
| 76 | High Stakes (1989) | Sallly Kirkland | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 241 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 2.6 | |
| 78 | North (1994) | Bruce Willis & Directed by Rob Reiner |
7.20 | 22.0 | 32.9 | 131 | 28 | 00 / 00 | 2.0 | |
| 77 | The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004) | Robert DeNiro & Harvey Keitel |
0.00 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 328 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 1.9 |
Best IMDb Trivia On Kathy Bates
1. Kathleen Doyle Bates was born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1948.
2. After moving to New York City, Kathy Bates worked several odd jobs as well as minor stage roles while struggling to find work as an actress. At one point, she worked as a cashier at the Museum of Modern Art.
3. Kathy Bates was the first woman to win an Academy Award® for Best Actress in a horror/thriller for her role as Annie Wilkes in Misery (1990). Overall she has received 3 acting Oscar® nominations. Her performance in 2019’s Richard Jewell is getting some serious awards buzz.
4. Dolores Claiborne (1995) is Kathy Bates’ favorite film role.
5. Check out Kathy Bates’ career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
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Kathy Bates is the # 35 most connectible actor of the 2000’s.